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Russian court finds Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny guilty of fraud
The Swiss Info reported, citing Reuters, a Russian court said on Tuesday that it found jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny guilty of large-scale fraud.
Russian prosecutors are seeking to move Navalny to a maximum security penal colony for 13 years on charges of fraud and contempt of court.
Russia calls for new jail term for opposition leader Alexei Navalny
The report noted that Navalny is already serving a two-and-a-half year sentence at a prison camp east of Moscow for parole violations related to charges he says were trumped up to thwart his political ambitions.
Source: swissinfo
